What was your reasoning for not going for the 3000w one? I've got the Skyvac Atom and I'm now considering a 3000w one as the power just isn't enough on difficult jobs. I had one job on Friday full of long pine needles, I estimated 1.5 hours but it took 3, by the end it was barely picking up anything. I think wider pipes with the option of more power could have made a big difference.
I think its probably a bit over kill for my requirements. 99 Percent of my gutter clearing is domestic. Rarely over 2 storeys. I like the lightweight compactness of the panther and the cyclonic port really helps. My max blast was 3000 watts and was really heavy. To be honest I havn`t tryed it out yet on pine needles. That will be interesting. You say you have the atom, have you tryed the blow feature yet on needles?
I've not tried it on the needles as I didn't want to blow them all over the house and lower roofs / paths etc. The one I did on Friday was even trickier as I don't clean the windows so I was trying my best not to dirty the windows.
What problems have you had with the intercepter ? Apparently they have only had problems with 5 out of 2,000 sold
Drum has started letting air through, rust around the bottom seam, we have taped the whole drum up to prevent any more getting in, they want £550 + vat for a bare drum!! And the internals of the vacuum pump has smashed it’self to bits and the outside casing have cracked on the bolt areas… £1440 + vat for a new pump!!!! Not happy
Ok mine has had the veins inside the blower break up twice just had it back last week cost £650 to put right but there customer service is excellent. How old is yours ?..
I`m not surprised their customer service is excellent. I bet they were laughing all the way to the bank. 650`s a huge amount of money you know.
Yes but for a machine that costs nearly 5 k it’s not expensive , especially when you look at what we earn with it in a year
Mines Three years old,but only really used it a couple of seasons,I’m guessing it’s the same problem, by vac pump I mean blower (where the fan blades are housed) the guys who are looking af mine says the housing is also broken, again I’m guessing where the machine has been constantly shaken has weakened the bolt plate’s causing them to crack!
Ok this is interesting they told me they have had only 5 with problems out of 2000 sold I bought one of the original 12 that were sold , not sure how old it is but must be 4-5 years ? We do a lot of gutters but it’s looked after I wouldn’t have expected to have there kinds of issues with a quality product
I’m going to have to disagree… if you bought a car for £5k and had two £650 bills for the same fault I’m sure you’d call it a dog!
im sure they would say that, but I’m not so sure I believe that stat! I’m not knocking the machine when it works it is a beast… but with the crazy price for parts and how easy they break I’m beginning to think it’s not a quality product.
I only paid for the second repair they paid for it the first time although it was out of warranty so felt that was very good , I must admit I am a bit concerned about how long it will be before it happens again .
Sell it whilst it's working and buy a predator
Don’t want to go back to an electric vac and genies
Yes I tend to treat mine very similarly to yourself it’s always cleaned and serviced regularly, I love the thing it’s an awesome vac but I am a bit concerned about the reliability of it , both times I have had issues with mine it suffers from bad vibration and extremely noisy before it starts seizing up with the veins in the blower , worrying when a long way from home and many jobs to get done .
We carry spare Industrial and would only need to hire a suitable genie.
